Forgive me if this is already covered but I've searched a lot and this is all rather specific. As per my other thread I've recently got a 2013 CLS 250 with 86k miles, and I'm not sure if it's got transmission problems, or will do soon. I was expecting a Mercedes to be very smooth and it's not.
- There's a pause in power when accelerating normally as it shifts. To me this feels like an adaptation to take some other issue into account. Is this normal?
- When downshifting manually (in manual mode) at constant speed, not only is it really slow but there's some odd behaviour. The rev needle climbs a bit, then pauses, then climbs to the required speed. It's as if it's hunting for some kind of bite point. Is this also normal?
- The most concerning is the rattle when moving from P or N to D or R. You can feel the transmission grab and then there's a definite rattle. It does it when warm.